usm_crmda_ellin110ellin110crmdausmyesLetter, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to all friends of the MFDP; [n.d.]Mississippi Freedom Democratic PartyAfrican American politiciansDemocratic National ConventionElectionsJustice and politicsMississippi Freedom Democratic PartyPolitics, practicalRepresentative government and representationLetter writingFund raisingContested elections--MississippiDemocratic National Convention (1964 : Atlantic City, N.J.)Congresses and conventions--New Jersey--Atlantic CityDemocratic Party (U.S.)Democratic Party (Miss.)Presidents--United States--Election, 1964Civil rights movements--MississippiAfrican Americans--Mississippi--Politics and governmentAfrican Americans--Suffrage--MississippiCompromise (Ethics)Civil rights movements--MississippiRace relationsMississippi--Race relationsThreats of violence--MississippiDiscrimination in employment--MississippiRace discrimination--United StatesRace discrimination--MississippiJusticeFairnessJustice, Administration of--United StatesJustice, Administration of--MississippiUnited States--Politics and government--20th centuryMississippi--Politics and government--20th centuryVoter registration--MississippiPolitical participation--MississippiHenry, Aaron, 1922-King, Edwin H.Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973Hamer, Fannie LouDevine, Annie, 1912-2000Gray, Victoria, 1926-2006Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998Miller, William E. (William Edward), 1914-1983From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) to friends, reporting the activities of the party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City in 1964. Explains the party's rejection of an offered compromise that would have allowed Dr. Aaron Henry and Rev. Ed King to vote as delegates-at-large. Also describes the plans of the MFDP for the Freedom Vote scheduled for October 31 - November 2, 1964.Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi LibrariesUniversity of Southern Mississippi. Libraries2003-02-20Texthttp://digilib.usm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/manu/id/612Digital reproduction of 5-page document.image/jpegBox 2, Folder 8, M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern MississippiForms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts.Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library.Forms part of the Joseph and Nancy Ellin Freedom Summer Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.1964MississippiAtlantic City (N.J.)Atlantic County (N.J.)Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.